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    sneezing, coughing Roo?

    Hi all, please tell me if you`ve seen this before? I`m still new and wondering if I can help my guy, {nickname, "Hawkslayer"} He sneezes, coughs, shakes his head like he`s choking on something, his mouth is usually open now like he needs water, Inside his throat has a yellowish color, {not sure...
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    Letting chicks be themselves?

    Hi all, Please share your experience if you`ve raised chicks from your flock au natural. This will be my first spring w/my flock. I have a few chicks that just hatched 2 days ago. They are staying w/their Moms inside the coop. There`s also a fairly large screen coop attached for them to go out...
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    after rooster fights, introducing 12 hens

    hi all, thanks for sharing your experience previously. I had a bunch of serious fights among my maturing roos recently. Some are still in rough condition. I have 12 roos, 13 hens. I am getting 12 more adult hens tomorrow to help mitigate the imbalance and the fighting. Any experience blending...
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    Blood Bath today, share experience?

    Hi all, I`ve had my chickens about 6 months, I`m in Monroe, NY. 12 roosters about 13 hens, they are free ranging. I saw 1 or 2 skirmishes over this time but today there was all out murder!! They`re all fighting! By dusk, I had to carry about 4 of them into the coop, nearly dead, and there were a...
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    i`m a Daddy!!

    my 1st chick since i got my chickens a few months ago!! i`m so excited!! jj
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    Sweet Birds

    I have my chickees a few months and we`re still learning to speak each others` language. A few among my flock are particularly friendly and I had my 1st "hen on my shoulder" encounter. I attached a pic as she snuck up behind me and flew to my shoulder. Meet Henny the hen. She hung out for a...
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    checkout this roo, taking down a hawk

    until the game warden arrived https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/a-hawk-and-a-rooster-got-into-a-fight/97-f9653e20-0622-4190-bd13-a038ce6e89c0
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    ha, typical..........

    https://giphy.com/gifs/funny-animal-part-111fFinifEHuy4 Typical
  9. JerJohnson

    mousetrap, your ideas?

    Hi again all, I`ve been seeing fieldmice in the run area so I am trying this DIY trap to see what`s what. Zero cost, it took me about 20 minutes, { and i stopped for a coffee break.:)} Any tried and true, bird-safe ideas you`ve had success with please? Pics are helpful, or a link. Thanks, JJ
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    snow storm and my chickees?

    Hey, this is my 1st snow. My chickens mostly are staying outside, they`re free range. This afternoon, a few hens made it back and seem to be staying inside. I have 25, about 4-5 of them are inside. Maybe because most are young, they`re learning/adjusting? Maybe they like the snow? It`s been...
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    Solved change name for profile?

    so, i`m a new member. I want to change my name from my name to a catchy handle like most others. Any hints? thx, c
  12. JerJohnson

    Newbie, Charlie, Hudson Valley, NY

    Hi, I inherited 29, {25 remain,} chickens recently. I don`t know breeds but they are happy. Most seem too young but I get a few eggs. I live in a wild area and had to "neutralize" a few raccoons. I lost 4 chickees, very sad, The birds free range in daytime, locked up at night, except 5 of them...
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    convert box truck?

    anyone convert a box truck to chicken coop? pros, cons please? thx,c
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